The Château de Quéribus (in Occitan Castèl de Queribús) is a ruined castle in the commune of Cucugnan in the Aude département of France. It has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1907.

Queribus is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne", along with Aguilar, Peyrepertuse, Termes and Puilaurens: five castles strategically placed to defend the French border against the Spanish, until the border was moved in 1659.

It is sometimes regarded as the last Cathar stronghold. After the fall of Montségur in 1244 surviving Cathars gathered together in another mountain-top stronghold on the border of Aragon (the present border between the Aude and the Pyrénées-Orientales).

In 1255, a French army was dispatched to deal with these remaining Cathars, but they slipped away without a fight, probably to Aragon or Piedmont - both regions where Cathar beliefs were still common, and where the Occitan language was spoken.

Quéribus is high and isolated. It stands on top of the highest peak for miles around. In 1951 restoration work on the turret began, and between 1998-2002 a complete restoration of the castle was undertaken: the castle is now accessible to visitors.

The castle has been manually recreated from various photos and videos from the internet. It comes with its own lights and POI.

Related mods:

-Château d'Aguilar: https://flightsim.to/file/13330/chateau-d-aguilar
-Château de Montségur: https://flightsim.to/file/5378/chateau-de-montsegur
-Château de Puilaurens: https://flightsim.to/file/7114/chateau-de-puilaurens
-Château de Tautavel & Tour del Far: https://flightsim.to/file/8219/chateau-de-tautavel-tour-del-far

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History:
v0.1:
-Initial release

v0.2:
-Added lights

v0.3:
-Improved draw distance
-Added thumbnail picture for content manager

v1.0:
The Château de Quéribus is now covered by world update 4 with a nice 3d model, making this mod obsolete. For those who are nostalgic of this old handcrafted version, featuring a few people at the top of the dungeon, I made it so it will cover the ingame model.

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Château de Quéribus

Explore the medieval history of France with the Château de Quérubus add-on. This ruined castle, a historical monument, served as a strategic defense against the Spanish and is linked to Cathar history. Originally manually recreated, this mod now enhances the in-game model making it a nostalgic virtual visit.

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